Urocystis primulae
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| Urocystis primulae | |
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| Conidia are visible as a white powder around the anthers of a dissected flower of Primula vulgaris. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Urocystidales |
| Family: | Urocystidiaceae |
| Genus: | Urocystis |
| Species: | U. primulae |
| Binomial name | |
| Urocystis primulae (Rostrup) Vánky, 1985 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ginanniella primulae (Rostrup) Ciferri, 1938 | |
Urocystis primulae is a fungal plant pathogen that infects several species of Primula.[1]
The fungus affects the flowers of the plant, turning the contents of the ovary into a mass of spore balls: clumps of ustilospores wrapped in a layer of sterile cells.[1] It also produces white, powdery conidia in the anthers.[2]
